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Descendants of Benjamin Richardson


Generation No. 4


21. CLARISSA4 RICHARDSON (JAMES3, JOHN2, BENJAMIN1) was born 18 December 1829 in Mississippi, and died 05 June 1922 in Atwell, Callahan County, Texas. She married (1) ROBERT W. RICHARDSON Abt. 1845 in Jasper County, Texas, son of BENJAMIN RICHARDSON and NANCY HENDRICKS. She married (2) ANDREW CROCKETT 07 August 1851 in Jasper County, Texas, son of CROCKETT and MARTHA. She married (3) WILEY WOOD FOSTER 22 November 1866 in Jasper County, Texas.

Notes for CLARISSA RICHARDSON:
Buried next to Wiley at Atwell, Callahan County, Texas

Notes for ROBERT W. RICHARDSON:
Notes from William Richardson, Channelview, Texas 24 January 1998:

I place his death about 1850 as he appears in the tax rolls of Jasper County for that year, but does not appear in the census and Rebecca says he is deceased in November of 1850.

Notes for ANDREW CROCKETT:
1860 Census of Jasper County lists Lafayette (13) and Allen (11) Richardson in household with Andrew and Clarissa. Also listed is Mary Lowe (14) and Martha Crockett (65).

Notes for WILEY WOOD FOSTER:
Wiley Wood Foster was the brother of the wives of General Lafayette and Allen Richardson, who were sisters.

After 1880, the Fosters moved to Limestone County, but the 4 brothers, all of them musical, returned to Jasper County from time to time. They had their own string band and were much in demand to play at parties and dances. Emmitt played the bass fiddle; John played the first fiddle; Ambrose played the second fiddle; and Ike played the banjo.

Jasper County census Precinct 4 taken 11 June 1880 lists Wiley W. Foster (35) as head of household with wife, Claricy (50), Emmit (12), Ambrose (10), John C. (7), Isaac (4), William Crockett (18), James Crockett (20) with wife, Elizabeth (17), and Andrew (16) in residence.

Burial at Atwell, Callahan County, Texas


      Children of CLARISSA RICHARDSON and ROBERT RICHARDSON are:
  i.   GENERAL LAFAYETTE5 RICHARDSON, b. 28 September 1847, Jasper County, Texas; d. 26 November 1943, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas; m. BARBARA (BARBARY) ALLEN FOSTER, 03 November 1870, Orange County, Texas.
  Notes for GENERAL LAFAYETTE RICHARDSON:
Lafayette served as a confederate soldier during the Civil War in the Infantry. He enlisted at Caro, Texas in 1864 and was discharged 6 months later in Orange, Texas.

Lafayette and Barbara came to Navarrro County in 1914 from Thornton, Limestone County, Texas and lived in Emhouse and the Corsicana area.

He lived to the ripe old age of 96 years. His funeral service was at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon at Corley Funeral Home in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas with the Rev. J.M. Fannin officiating. His pallbearers were Thelbert Dixon, Earl Thornton, Robert Richardson, Frankie Fincher, Grady Fincher and Royal Fincher. He was buried beside his wife at Zion's Rest Cemetery in Corsicana.

Jasper County census Precinct 4 taken 21 June 1880 lists G. L. Richardson (32) as head of household with wife Barbra A. (26), Clarissa (8), Lovell A. (7), Sinia A. (4), and Ambrose A. (2) in residence. Page 167 of microfilm.

23 June 1900 census Justice Precinct No. 8, Town of Thornton, of Limestone County, Texas, James T. Brown, enumerator, Enumeration District 65 Sheet 25, lists General Richardson (52), born September 1847 in Texas, married 29 years, father and mother born in Mississippi head of household, farming on rented farm, Barbrey A., wife, (47), born March 1853 in Texas, mother of 8, 6 living, parents both born in Mississippi, Ambrose A. (22), born April 1878, Nancy M. (19), born July 1880, James N. (13), born November 1883, Noma M. (11), born August 1888, and Emmett Richardson, nephew, (17), born August 1882 in Texas, both parents born in Texas, listed as farm laborer, in household.

1910 Limestone County, Texas census ED 74 Sheet 376 lists:

G. L. Richardson (62), Barbara A. (57) and Ambrose A. (31).

Notes for BARBARA (BARBARY) ALLEN FOSTER:
Barbara was the daughter of John Claiborn Foster, born in 1803 in Mississippi, and Jane Amanda Nugent, born June 15, 1809 in Mississippi, died June 28, 1903 in Limestone County, Texas, buried in Tidwell Cemetery. John Claiborn's parents were John Foster, born May 25, 1757; died January 26, 1837 in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi; married on October 26, 1797 to Mary Elizabeth Smith Kelsey, widow of William Kelsey, and she was the daughter of Zachariah and Frances Smith. Mary was born October 10, 1772; and died in December 1831.

The Fosters first came to Texas in the 1820's and were part of Stephen F. Austin's 300. Confirmation exists that John Foster received a land grant consisting of 3 Leagues and 3 Labors of land in Fort Bend County, Texas, a considerable holding.

They were from Mississippi, where they owned land on the Natchez River, and wanted to build a town and county seat named for Washington. They gave land for a college to be named after Thomas Jefferson. They were tobacco farmers.

Barbara's brothers were Wiley Wood, who married Barbara's mother-in-law, Clarissa; Rodney; John; and Amos; her sisters were Hetty, who married Allen, Barbara's brother-in-law; Liza and Rosa.

  ii.   ALLEN RICHARDSON, b. 1851, Jasper County, Texas; m. NANCY G. FOSTER MCLAIN.
  Notes for ALLEN RICHARDSON:
Jasper County census Precinct 4 taken 18 June 1880 lists Allen F. Richardson (29) as head of household with wife Nancy (33), Rosa E. (6/12). Also in residence is Christopher McLane (8), step-son, Barbra A. McLane (4), step-daughter, and Mrs. Jane Foster (72) midwife and mother-in-law. Page167 of microfilm.















      Children of CLARISSA RICHARDSON and ANDREW CROCKETT are:
49. iii.   LEONARD5 CROCKETT, b. 06 June 1850, Jasper County, Texas; d. 07 October 1944, Waco, McClennan County, Texas.
  iv.   SARAH CROCKETT, b. 1854, J asper County, Texas.
  v.   DAVID C. CROCKETT, b. 1856, Jasper County, Texas; m. T.E.L..
  Notes for DAVID C. CROCKETT:
David (D.C.) and T.E.L. appear on 1880 Limestone County census at Kosse, Precinct #5 23 June 1880.

  vi.   MARTHA CROCKETT, b. 1858, Jasper County, Texas.
  Notes for MARTHA CROCKETT:
Martha does not appear on the 1870 Jasper County census.

  vii.   JAMES CROCKETT, b. 1860, Jasper County, Texas; m. ELIZABETH, Abt. 1879, Jasper County, Texas.
50. viii.   WILLIAM CROCKETT, b. 14 February 1862, Jasper County, Texas; d. 28 July 1955, Jasper County, Texas.
51. ix.   ANDREW JACKSON CROCKETT, b. 02 February 1865, Jasper County, Texas; d. 24 January 1942.
      Children of CLARISSA RICHARDSON and WILEY FOSTER are:
52. x.   EMMITT5 FOSTER, b. May 1868, Jasper County, Texas.
  xi.   AMBROSE G. FOSTER, b. 1870, Jasper County, Texas.
  xii.   JOHN C. FOSTER, b. 1873, Jasper County, Texas.
  xiii.   ISAAC (IKE) FOSTER, b. 1876, J asper County, Texas.


22. JAMES MARION4 RICHARDSON (JAMES3, JOHN2, BENJAMIN1) was born 17 November 1831 in Simpson County, Mississippi, and died 08 July 1922 in Jasper County, Texas. He married (1) JANE HARGROVE 06 August 1851 in J asper County, Texas, daughter of HARDY HARGROVE and TOLITHA CHAPMAN. He married (2) SAMANTHA FRANKLIN Abt. 1868 in Jasper County, Texas. He married (3) ELIZABETH POLLARD Abt. 1877 in Jasper County, Texas.

      Children of JAMES RICHARDSON and JANE HARGROVE are:
  i.   MARY5 RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1852.
  ii.   FRANCES MARION RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1854.
  iii.   TABITHA RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1856; m. LEONARD CROCKETT.
  iv.   CLARISSA RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1858; m. S. JASPER RICHARDSON.
  v.   WILLIAM H. (BILLY) RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1860.
  vi.   ELIZABETH RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1862.
  vii.   JERUSHA RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1864.
  viii.   A.Y.B. RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1866.
      Children of JAMES RICHARDSON and SAMANTHA FRANKLIN are:
  ix.   J. W.5 RICHARDSON.
  x.   JAMES PINKNEY RICHARDSON, b. 10 June 1869, Jasper County, Texas; d. 25 November 1949, Near Vernon, Wilbarger Couny, Texas; m. BARBARA ALLEN MCLAIN, 20 December 1888, Jasper County, Texas.
  Marriage Notes for JAMES RICHARDSON and BARBARA MCLAIN:
James P. and Barbara were the parents of eleven children.

  xi.   STEVEN PLUMMER RICHARDSON, b. 08 July 1872, Jasper County, Texas; d. 05 August 1944; m. LAURETTA AMANDA HOLDEN.
  Marriage Notes for STEVEN RICHARDSON and LAURETTA HOLDEN:
Steven Plummer and Lauretta Holden had ten children.

53. xii.   ALLEN PEARLY RICHARDSON, b. 14 February 1875, Jasper County, Texas.
      Children of JAMES RICHARDSON and ELIZABETH POLLARD are:
  xiii.   DERHAM (SIC)5 RICHARDSON, b. Abt. 1878.
  xiv.   MARTHA JANE RICHARDSON, b. 17 February 1880, Roberson County, Texas; d. 06 February 1956, Amarillo, Texas; m. JOSEPH LEWIS EAVES, 15 May 1901.
  xv.   DAVID RICHARDSON, b. 02 April 1882; m. (1) MILDRED PRYOR; m. (2) ANNA SAMPLES.
  xvi.   ISAAC ABSALOM RICHARDSON, b. 09 March 1884.
  xvii.   AMANDA MELVINA RICHARDSON, b. 08 January 1886; m. BUCK PRYOR.
  xviii.   NANCY ETHEL RICHARDSON, b. 22 October 1887; m. SAM BETTS.
  xix.   EDDIE WALTER RICHARDSON, b. 25 October 1889.
  xx.   HORACE CASWELL RICHARDSON, b. 29 April 1891; m. NONA CAFFERY.
  xxi.   MAGGIE ROSA RICHARDSON, b. 15 December 1894, Limestone County, Texas; m. JAMES ROBERT POWERS.

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